Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP (“Charterhouse”),one of the longest established private equity firms operating in Europe, today announces that it has entered into an agreement to invest in Kids&Us (the “Company”), the leading English teaching provider for children in Spain. Charterhouse will acquire a majority stake in Kids&Us, partnering with its founders and Corpfin Capital (“Corpfin”) who are both reinvesting in the Company as part of the transaction.
Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Spain, Kids&Us provides English language teaching to over 170,000 students via more than 550 centres located mainly in Spain, Italy, Belgium, France, Mexico and Japan. Kids&Us offers classes for children and teenagers aged 1 to 18 years old, with a hybrid learning methodology that combines classroom-based teaching and digital education.
The partnership will support Kids&Us in its ambition to become a global leader in English language teaching, through continued international expansion in European markets and across other regions globally. The investment will also help to consolidate Kids&Us’ leadership position in Spain and aid the development of additional supplementary digital content to enhance the Company’s offering to students.
The transaction is Charterhouse’s fifth acquisition in the education sector in two years, following previous investments in GES-Eductive Group, a leading private higher education platform, and Novetude Santé, a specialist provider of higher education to healthcare professionals and its add-on transactions of ICOM and MFO in Italy and France, respectively.
Ana Rojo, Chief Executive Officer of Kids&Us, said:
“We are excited to be partnering with Charterhouse to deliver the next chapter of growth at Kids&US. Over recent years we have established a strong platform for a new phase of expansion and are convinced that Charterhouse is the right partner to guide our development, supporting the implementation of our ambitious growth strategy, whilst preserving the essence of Kids&Us.”
Pierre de Sarrau, Partner at Charterhouse, commented:
“We are delighted to be investing in Kids&Us. We look forward to working closely with the Company’s talented team to share our extensive expertise in international expansion and our experience in scaling education businesses.”
Fernando Trueba, Managing Partner at Corpfin, remarked:
“It has been a pleasure to support the development of Kids&Us over the past five years and we are thrilled to be continuing our partnership. Since Corpfin’s investment Kids&Us has become a clear leader in the Spanish market and is optimally positioned for further global expansion.”
Advisors on the transaction include Houlihan Lokey (Charterhouse), Altamar Advisory Partners and Aldgate Capital Partners (Corpfin).
About Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP
Charterhouse is one of the longest established private equity firms operating in Europe. The firm connects expertise and capital, partnering with ambitious founders and management teams to drive transformational change.
Charterhouse has a selective, conviction-led approach to investing in high-quality mid-market European companies across the Services, Healthcare, Specialised Industrials and Consumer sectors. It targets transactions with an enterprise value of between €200m and €1.5bn.
Charterhouse’s international team works in an integrated and flexible manner, allowing the firm to combine the skills, knowledge and experience of its entire team to help build successful businesses over the long term.
Charterhouse is currently investing from its eleventh private equity fund. The firm has completed more than 150 acquisitions over 35 years of activity in the European buyout market.
About Kids&Us
Founded in 2003, Kids&Us is the leading provider of English learning teaching for children and teenagers in Spain. Kids&Us operates more than 550 centres in 4 continents, including c. 65 of its own centres and a vast franchisee network. Kids&Us currently serves more than 170,000 students. The Company’s success is based on a unique ecosystem driven by its strong culture and values, its proven learning method, its powerful brand and a successful network of centres.
About Corpfin Capital
Founded in 1990, Corpfin Capital is a private equity fund management company specialized in supporting mid-market companies in Iberia in their growth and transformation plans. Over its history, Corpfin Capital has completed over 115 transactions across a variety of sectors, with a total investment of €900m. Recent projects include food natural colour producer Secna, healthcare distributor Palex Medical, mental and elderly care group Grupo 5 or health, safety and prevention services company Grupo Preving.
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